NBA players Nikola Jokic and Malcolm Brogdon
ANKARA – Malcolm Brogdon, who plays guard for the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), he confirmed Wednesday.
"I recently tested positive for the Covid virus and am currently in quarantine. I'm doing well, feeling well and progressing well. I plan to join my teammates in Orlando for the resumption of the NBA season and playoffs," Brogdon said in a statement.
Brogdon, 27, joined the Pacers in 2019 and averaged 16.3 points, 7.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds this season.
He was named Rookie of the Year in 2017 when he played for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets has also tested positive for Covid-19, an NBA insider said.
"Nuggets star Nikola Jokic tested positive for the coronavirus in Serbia and his return to the US is temporarily delayed. He’s been asymptomatic since testing positive last week," Adrian Wojnarowski said on Twitter late Tuesday.
Wojnarowski added that the 25-year-old center "is expected to be cleared to travel to Denver within a week"
In order to travel, Jokic has to test negative for Covid-19.
The Serbian national was selected for the NBA All-Stars in 2019 and 2020.
In the Serbian capital Belgrade this month to see a basketball game, he was seen in close quarters with his friend Novak Djokovic, the world famous tennis star, ignoring physical distancing.
Djokovic on Tuesday announced his own positive diagnosis, along with his wife’s, saying: ''I am extremely sorry for each individual case of infection. I hope that it will not complicate anyone’s health situation and that everyone will be fine.'' (Anadolu)
